Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: get by

Synonyms:

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Usage examples:

Anna has been supported by the national disability charity Sense, who gave her two emergency grants in 2022, and she depended on foodbanks at points to get by.

Source: https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/campaigning-derbyshire-mum-fights-better-8942597

Another visitor described the experience as 'overcrowded,' writing: It wasn't pleasant, it was overcrowded to the point of falling out with people just trying to get by.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12779131/The-best-WORST-Christmas-markets-2023.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Anyway, Raven wasn’t at these tapings, so somehow they’ll have to get by without him standing at ringside and smirking no matter what’s happening around him.

Source: https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/08/24/mlw-fusion-results-8-24-powells-review-of-mlws-major-announcement-jacob-fatu-vs-akira-three-way-tag-and-a-scramble-match/

As someone who grew up in challenging circumstances, I quickly learned the importance of hard work, persistence, and creativity to get by.

Source: https://yellowhammernews.com/opinion-alabama-small-businesses-benefit-from-tiktok/

At a nearby camp in the heavily quake-damaged town of Jindayris, Hilal Safarjali sells chocolate bars, biscuits and sweets from a makeshift stall to get by after he lost his home.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/03/quake-hit-syrians-brace-subdued-ramadan

Barton was initially written as snarky and rebellious but later came to be regarded as Marvel's everyman, someone of more modest means just trying to get by, whose occupation is not-so-ordinary.

Source: https://collider.com/marvel-vs-dc-characters-copycats/

But after living on her savings and scrimping to get by, she’s now urgently looking for customers.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2023/0426/Back-in-Beijing-without-big-white-suits?icid=rss

'But now it's just enough money for me to pay my bills, get by, and not really do a whole lot extra.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12524579/woman-financially-better-minimum-wage-versus-100k.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

C'mon now, there's a huge untapped quilting audience out there that can't get by with just local bees!

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12810264?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

Every day we’re hearing from people living with cancer who are struggling to get by and pay for the very basics.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1737214/cancer-patients-cost-of-living-crisis-loan-sharks-macmillan-cancer-support

“He just couldn’t move, couldn’t get by people,” USC coach Andy Enfield said.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2023-03-02/usc-vs-arizona-basketball-recap

His experiences and the repeated injustices he has met at the hands of the state make him a modern hero at a time when many among the youth are unemployed and depend on their parents to get by.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/umar-khalid-jail-anti-brahminical-agent-modi-era-adivasi-history-jawaharlal-nehru-university-8921563/

However, thanks to its unyielding focus on physical strain and suffering — it's the aquatic Passion of the Christ — it maintains enough stakes and sporadic intensity to get by.

Source: https://mashable.com/article/nyad-review-netflix

However, the Kylie Cosmetics founder -- whose now-iconic lip kit was spurred by her desire for "big, fat, juicy lips" -- admitted to getting lip fillers to achieve the look she was once only able to get by drawing lip liner onto her lips.

Source: https://toofab.com/2023/11/28/jennifer-lawrence-addresses-plastic-surgery-rumors-talks-aging/?adid=toofab-bio

If she didn’t know the words enough to get by without a teleprompter, she should have declined the tribute.

Source: https://tvline.com/awards/patti-labelle-forgets-lyrics-tina-turner-tribute-video-bet-awards-1235005314/

In the film, a businessman and a con artist find their positions in life swapped, with one getting everything and one forced to get by with next to nothing, all because of external forces deciding to manipulate their lives through a bet.

Source: https://collider.com/christmas-movies-ranked/

In the film, he plays a substitute teacher who has to get by with jumping around between classrooms, with the film exploring the way this challenges him in forming bonds with other teachers and the huge number of students he teaches.

Source: https://collider.com/best-james-caan-movies-imdb/

It doesn’t help that inflation has made living frugally near impossible; more than eight in 10 middle-class workers report needing to dip into their savings just to get by.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/04/04/jamie-dimon-skills-gap-increasing-minimum-wage-fix-american-dream/